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Vinny
Oct 14, 20244 min read
Relighting the Torch
It has been quite some time since my last update. At the start of July I began working on two of the largest commercial projects I have...
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Vinny
Jun 2, 20245 min read
Building the World
It's been a few weeks since I last posted. I got pretty sick a couple weeks back and it took me almost a week to recover. I kept...
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Vinny
May 12, 20242 min read
Slayer of Bugs
It's been 2 weeks since my last post. I was stuck on some annoying bugs and was finally able to overcome a few of the nastier ones. I...
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Vinny
Apr 21, 20242 min read
The Iron Price
This weekend I focused my time on core gameplay and melee combat. I still haven't decided if I'm going full tab-target auto-attack or if...
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Vinny
Apr 14, 20243 min read
Saturday Session (IX)
Big progress this weekend. Not only did I finally knock out an annoying bug where enemies would sometimes not play their proper...
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Vinny
Apr 7, 20242 min read
All About Context
This weekend I focused on setting up custom gameplay effect context to use throughout the game. Gameplay effect context provides all the...
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Vinny
Mar 31, 20242 min read
Combat Mechanics
Big progress to report in tonight's dev update focused on the core combat system mechanics. Melee and spellcasting damage is a complex...
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Vinny
Mar 17, 20242 min read
Saturday Session (VIII)
I am making great progress as I was able to spend most of Saturday and a good portion of Sunday working on setting up and activating the...
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Vinny
Mar 10, 20242 min read
Saturday Session (VII)
This weekend I made a lot of progress on the foundation of the game's attribute system. Corrected visuals on the health and mana globes...
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Vinny
Mar 3, 20243 min read
Saturday Session (VI)
This week was a long one. Traveled to speak on generative AI at a conference and spent the whole week away from home with my wife. Had...
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Vinny
Feb 25, 20242 min read
Gameplay Tags
This week I didn't get to spend much time developing the game because I am preparing to speak at a conference next week for work. All the...
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Vinny
Feb 18, 20242 min read
Gameplay Mechanics
Gameplay is by far the most important part of any game. Of course great artwork and a compelling storyline are also crucial, but...
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Vinny
Feb 11, 20243 min read
Saturday Session (V)
The last few days have been focused on the core gameplay mechanics. Setting up a proper foundation for a large scale game is critical to...
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Vinny
Feb 5, 20242 min read
Weekend Grind
This weekend I was able to focus and get a ton of work done on the game. I spent a good portion of time learning new concepts and the...
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Vinny
Jan 28, 20241 min read
Saturday Session (IV)
This week was quite busy at work, so I have not been able to post recently. I still made a ton of good progress Saturday and into Sunday...
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Vinny
Jan 22, 20241 min read
Stay On Target
Tonight was a short session, so I focused on something smaller in scope - the targeting system I implemented the following functionality:...
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Vinny
Jan 21, 20242 min read
Rigs & Goals
Today's session was challenging but productive. I dug into the details early this morning and tackled various concepts. Learning about...
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